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Friday Family Fun Day

The library has been one of our most visited places to cool off and have fun this summer. I’m pretty sure all the librarians know us by name at this point. Lucy loves how they’ve added the Crocodile song to storytime. The crocodile puppet is the best!Storytime would not be complete without a pet, hug, and kiss from Roger and Millie.Today, Lucy tasted like Blueberry Strawberry Shortcake.After Storytime, we headed to the Arboretum for Family Fun Day. Lucy loved trying to chase the squirrels to pet them. She wants to pet everything lately!And snuggle with everything!The boys were less amused with the animals, and just wanted to find a spot to cool off. It was HOT! The frog fountains have very poky rocks underneath them. The kids said it hurt their feet really bad to walk on them, so we headed to the Children’s Garden instead. 

“There Are No Beaches in Texas!”

Well, actually that is not true. Just none that are exceptional in my opinion. We have visited Padre, and feel that it is the best one, but it still doesn’t compare with a real clear blue ocean view. The kids have been begging to go to the beach, so I searched around to try and find “a beach” at one of our local lakes, since even our not so nice salt water beaches are hours away. I found this great little park in Little Elm which made the kids’ day. Lots of sunshine. No icky mud or sticks stuck in your toes. And lots of fun!The big kids jumped right in.Lu was a bit apprehensive at first. But once she was in, she didn’t want to leave.William was bound and determined to “surf” on his boogie board. Didn’t quite work out as planned.Lucy wanted to make sure NO One interfered with her water hole.Olaf in the sand. The kids ALL loved the park attached to the lake! Zip lines and a safe merry go round made it a winner! The main problem with playgrounds in Texas during the summer is that the plastic equipment gets sooooo hot it can burn you really quickly.We had to use our towels to cool things off a bit.To wrap up our day, it was Rita’s Italian Ice for our treat. Pretty good Italian ice. Just wish the establishment was cleaner. Their custard was not the best, but the kids still enjoyed a cool summer treat.

It’s The Ark! 

We had a play date this morning at a place called The Ark. None of us have ever been before. I didn’t even know it exsisited. It sure was a wonderful break from the heat. It has been so incredibly hot, doing anything outside is just plain miserable.What a great little indoor playground to come to with buddies. Lucy had a blast climbing on the animals and scaling the ark. It was great for her to get little little kid time to play and be two. 

An Afternoon at Sea Life Aquarium

Our mom’s group booked an afternoon at the Sea Life Aquarium today. I was a little hesitant to go because I was unsure of how good an Aquarium in a mall could really be.  I was very impressed! I thought it was going to be very tiny and quick to go through, but that was not the case at all.The displays were fabulous! Most everything was at a level Lucy could look right into. Even some “made you a part of them!” It was great!This tunnel was spectacular with many sharks and the very interesting guitar fish that kept scraping the glass.We even had the fish swimming below our feet.The big kids were such great helpers with Lucy. These are the moments that make me love my family so much, when everyone gets along and is kind to one another.❤️The kids especially loved the touch tank. The water was freezing, but that didn’t bother them. When we finished the Aquarium, the kids wanted to try the bungee trampoline. Usually I would say no, but they were all so good, they deserved something special. They had a blast! William was too nervous to flip, but still loved it. After all the day’s craziness, Lucy was exhausted! She fell asleep before I even got her buckled in her car seat. Just from heating up on the walk to the van, her poor little face and thighs started breaking out in hives again. The heat really makes them worse.Later on, when she woke up, William let her help make cookies. He is the absolute BEST big brother ever! She is SOOOO very lucky to have him. He loves her to the moon and back!Off to soak itchies in the tub! Hopefully these stop breaking out soon!